Posted by FatKat on 04/05/06 12:49

CB wrote:
I'm looking for another shared file program to pull down music & video
> files. I mean....NOT music files. I have used Napster, Kazaa, Imesh
> & Winmx in the past. I'm looking for something that offers a lot of
> shared files and doesn't have all kinds of crap that goes with
> it...spam, bugs, worms, blah blah blah. AND I'm willing to pay!!!
> Now that's something you don't hear very much now-a-days!!
>
Why aren't you happy with WinMX? I've used it for 3 years and haven't
replaced it. I don't really get spam (none if I stay off OpenNap) or
bugs or worms or blah blah blah. I do get the video files I want -
whether popular or obscure. Availability of files and quality has less
to do with the program or network than simply those who use it - the
best program won't get you your files if it's dominated by leeches.
Using WinMX, I've downloaded enough in the past week to fill up two
DVD-R's.

That last part was hysterical - willing to pay? That was a joke right?
Well, FTR there's a reason that you don't hear much of that these
days: P2P is supposed to obviate the need to pay for anything. If you
had to pay, you could just get NetFlix or go to Blockbuster. People
nevertheless choose a pay service because they can't get their
peer-share software to work, or even be bothered to learn how to make
it work. Go back to WinMX and this time be prepared to invest a
littl;e time.

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